diff --git a/photon-lib/py/photonlibpy/photonPipelineResult.py b/photon-lib/py/photonlibpy/photonPipelineResult.py
index cd2fec3354..9dc68d0348 100644
--- a/photon-lib/py/photonlibpy/photonPipelineResult.py
+++ b/photon-lib/py/photonlibpy/photonPipelineResult.py
@@ -58,5 +58,14 @@ def getTimestampSeconds(self) -> float:
     def getTargets(self) -> list[PhotonTrackedTarget]:
         return self.targets
 
+    def getBestTarget(self) -> PhotonTrackedTarget:
+        """
+        Returns the best target in this pipeline result. If there are no targets, this method will
+        return null. The best target is determined by the target sort mode in the PhotonVision UI.
+        """
+        if not self.hasTargets():
+            return None
+        return self.getTargets()[0]
+
     def hasTargets(self) -> bool:
         return len(self.targets) > 0